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Archive for April, 2005

Peter Sillett Where Are You?+Childrens Workshops+Poems

1.Peter Sillett Where Are You? 2. Nostalgia.. 3. Stuff about Football Poetry Workshops 4. Children’s Workshop Poetry ———————————————————————- 1 Peter Sillett Where Are You? I remember that Saturday like yesterday the steaming summer of ’58 August in London and sweltering “stand clear of the doors” “all change for Fulham Broadway” “official programme sixpence a go” […]

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An April Welcome ……

A warm welcome to all the new poets posting in the month of April. They are, in chronological order …. Tony Barrett Michael Page Matt Hanson Wendy Deweltz Julie E McGuigan Iain Maloney Tony Roome Damien Harvey A very special ‘humungous’ welcome to Tony Roome, who is an old friend and ex-teammate. Keep an ear […]

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Restorative Justice Part 3

I have included this piece from Parry below for a number of reasons, even though, as Parry says, it is not strictly a footie poem – but it does flow from the contextualisation we have placed upon the Dyer – Bowyer affair, so that’s one reason why it’s here. Also, I am very much involved […]

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PLEASE. Please do not post comments under the submissions page. All comments can be sent by e-mail to the Editors. The Guestbook was closed down before because of heated arguments and bad language, and recent posts (a minority) have done little to encourage us to have it re-instated. Please do not post up anything with […]

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Football Retribution and Restoration Part Two

Fine ‘em, Sack ‘em, Flog ‘em, Hang ‘em, ASBO ‘em, Imprison ‘em, Suspend ‘em, Bring them to their knees Throw away the keys, Then lock the door. And/or – Give them sensitivity, Sensibility, Rationality, A fine that goes to charity, Learning from the community, A wider emotional intelligence, Than one that is merely based Upon […]

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Retributive and Restorative Justice Part One

In the week before the Liverpool – Juventus fixture and with memories of Heysel all around us, how disappointing it was to see the baseness of the behaviour at St. James’ Park. Although a fight between two grown men followed by an insincere apology is of minor insignificance compared with so many deaths a generation […]

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A March welcome ……

A warm welcome to all the new poets posting in the month of March. They are, in chronological order …. Harry Horsman Robert Jenkins Dan Hockaday Campbell Dean Learner Noel McGrath Jimmy Marklove Hayley Bowman David Foy Kevin Raymond Ron Fairweather Plus the following, who are all part of the Celtic Writers group : Lucian […]

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